National Retail Systems Submits Letter of Intent to Comply With Port of Los Angeles...

National Retail Systems Submits Letter of Intent to Comply With Port of Los
Angeles Clean Truck Program
Leading Retail Logistics Provider Will Significantly Expand Its Pier Fleet in
2009 To Improve Efficiency of Import Supply Chain for Customers

SECAUCUS, N.J., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- National Retail Systems, Inc.
(NRS), a leading provider of global logistics services to America's retailers,
announced today it has submitted a letter of intent to the Port of Los Angeles
committing to a pier trucking fleet that meets the standards of the Clean
Truck Program.
NRS is fully prepared to comply with new trucking regulations set to take
effect on October 1 under the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program. NRS
will use company owned and operated equipment that meets the port's
restrictions. NRS also plans to significantly expand its environmentally
sensitive pier fleet in southern California in the coming year.
Starting October 1, NRS will deploy a Clean Truck pier fleet with capacity
to handle 70,000 TEU imports per year. The company plans to increase the fleet
to handle 300,000 TEU imports per year by the end of 2009.
"Our retail customers rely on us for speed, flexibility and control at the
gateway ports on both coasts," said Raymond Wisniewski, President & COO of
NRS. "Southern California will continue to be a critical hub for inbound
logistics, and we're prepared to maintain our leading competitive position in
this market for the sake of our customers."
NRS has been well established in Southern California for 25 years as an
innovator and leader in DC bypass, cross-dock and value-added services,
including ticketing, pick and pack, labeling, inventory replenishment and
warehouse management. The company operates an automated distribution center
and additional facilities totaling 1.2 million square feet within a 10-mile
range of the Port of Los Angeles. This strategic position allows NRS to
integrate pier drayage directly into the retail supply chain, offering
customers a turn-key distribution solution supported by NRS's real-time web
based visibility system.
"Our intention to operate clean trucks in Southern California also aligns
with our commitment to provide green logistics solutions to our customers,"
Wisniewski said.
As a partner in the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport
Partnership, NRS recently received the highest possible score of 1.25 during
EPA's SmartWay FLEET performance evaluation. This places NRS among the
transportation industry's environmental performance leaders according to the
EPA.
ABOUT NRS
Since 1953, National Retail Systems Inc. has pioneered many of the retail
logistics processes considered cutting edge today. The company operates an
international network of transportation and distribution assets focused on one
goal -- delivering efficient and reliable logistics solutions to America's
leading brands. NRS delivers competitive supply chain advantage -- from
factory all the way to the store through an exclusive joint venture with China
logistics provider Sinotrans. Together, SinoNRS and NRS offer factory pick-up
in Asia; international consolidation; freight forwarding; value-added
services; import management; transload; distribution and warehousing; DC
bypass; nationwide full-truckload and LTL transportation; pool point services;
dedicated fleets; yard management; and store delivery.
For more information, visit www.nrsonline.com.
SOURCE National Retail Systems, Inc.

Gordon Forsyth of BSY Associates Inc., +1-732-817-0400 x15, for National
Retail Systems, Inc.